8 SCIENCE

D ATA TA B L E S
AND GRAPHS

December 13 th
Summative C Assessment;
DO NOT SIT WITH LAB PARTNERS

Working on Data Table and Graph

Review past lab data tables to use an example
NO working, talking or sitting with lab partners
This slide show is in TEAMS: CHAT so that you can move
at your own pace.
NO SHARING
 Tr. Aiko will give you 20 minutes to complete the Data Table
MUST BE DONE IN GOOGLE SPREADSHEET OR EXCEL
Data Table: Example: This is a basic layout of the data table.

*** Note if you measured the RATE of Erosion then there is no MEAN-you are recording
increasing time.

If you measured the VELOCITY –which is SPEED in a given Direction: To determine speed
divide the distance by the time: Distance/Time
Google Spreadsheet or Excell: ONLY. For help with toolbar here are some hints for
Google Spreadsheet
Give spreadsheet a document name: Sci8 Weather and
Erosion Merge cells Graph

These icons will either add or delete decimal

places Add borders
DATA TABLE CHECKLIST
• Has a title with both the IV and DV
• Labeled the IV and BOTH situations
o Example Wind Speed Low
o Wind Speed High
• All data have the same number of decimal places
• All trials (+Mean) have a unit of measurement (ml, g, cm,
seconds, speed must be in distance (unit)/time (unit) example
1cm/1sec)
 Use the Graph
Graph: To complete the graph icon in the tool
bar to make the
Select ONLY the data table graph

Bar graph to compare

NO 3-D graphs
Line graph for RATE of change
Use the next slide for a checklist
GRAPH CHECKLIST
• Has a title with both the IV and DV
• Horizontal axis is labeled with the IV
• Vertical axis is labeled with the DV and unit
• Bar graph or column graph to compare (no 3-D)
• Line graph if the DV is measuring the RATE
 Click on the 3 dots then choose CUSTOMIZE

How to Customize the graph

Choose chart titles and axis
Choose Chart Title: Write a title
Choose Horizontal (________) and label
the IV
Choose Vertical and label the DV with
unit

Go back to MAIN CUSTOMIZE menu

and choose GRIDLINES –MINOR and
put in how many minor gridlines needed
for your graph
Comparing populations –Bar Graph TITLE

Minor Gridlines
DV with Units

IV
Finished? Have person NOT in your lab group review your data
table and graph and share feedback
Go to Assignments:
Open and make a copy of

Save as Weathering and Erosion Analysis Report

Copy this
information from the
Summative Planning
Report
Link
spreadsheet
to GRAPH
 FINISHED?

Relax
The rest will be
completed when we
return from break.